British American Tobacco Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
British American Tobacco is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.87%. Next payment date is on 3rd February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 19th December, 2024.
Key information
7.9%
Dividend yield
0.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 8.6% |
| Dividend Growth | 9.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 03 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 19 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | UK£2.355 |
| Payout ratio | -37% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: BATSL's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BATSL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| British American Tobacco Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BATSL) | 7.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Tobacco) | 7.4% |
| Analyst forecast (BATSL) (up to 3 years) | 8.6% |
Notable Dividend: BATSL's dividend (7.87%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.1%).
High Dividend: BATSL's dividend (7.87%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.84%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: BATSL is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (52.4%), BATSL's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.